Physics Quotes

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We live in the hope and faith that, by the advance of molecular physics, we shall by-and-by be able to see our way as clearly… — Thomas Huxley
The key to teaching anything is to remember what it was like not to understand that thing. That's a very hard thing to do. Every… — David Goodstein
Unlike physics, for example, such parts of the bare bones of economic theory as are expressible in mathematical form are extremely easy compared with the… — John Maynard Keynes
As a scholarly discipline, economics has always suffered from physics envy. — Robert Kuttner
Now we see evolutionary trends in a variety of areas ranging from atomic and molecular physics through fluid mechanics, chemistry and biology to large scale… — Ilya Prigogine
Rulers do not like to admit that their power is restricted by any laws other than those of physics and biology. They never ascribe their… — Ludwig von Mises
Politicians think that if matters look difficult, compromise is a good approach. Unfortunately, nature and the laws of physics cannot compromise - they are what… — James Hansen
It's as if we think the laws of physics are subject to debate and amendment and political contributions can sway the laws of physics. — Al Gore
It is perhaps just dawning on five or six minds that physics, too, is only an interpretation and exegesis of the world (to suit us,… — Friedrich Nietzsche
One aim of physical sciences had been to give an exact picture the material world. One achievement of physics in the twentieth century has been… — Jacob Bronowski
The beauty of physics lies in the extent which seemingly complex and unrelated phenomena can be explained and correlated through a high level of abstraction… — Melvin Schwartz
The real negotiation is between humans on the one hand and chemistry and physics on the other. And chemistry and physics, unfortunately, don't bargain. — Bill McKibben
In fact a favourite problem of Tyndall is-Given the molecular forces in a mutton chop, deduce Hamlet or Faust therefrom. He is confident that the… — Thomas Huxley
To those who say climate change is not caused by human activity or that addressing it will harm the economy, let's encourage them to go… — Martin O'Malley
Chemistry ceases to improve when one element is found from which all others are deductible. Physics ceases to progress when one force is found of… — Swami Vivekananda
After the conversations about Indian philosophy, some of the ideas of Quantum Physics that had seemed so crazy suddenly made much more sense. — Werner Heisenberg
Each juggler should be trained in the ignorance of the laws of physics. — Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
The determination of the average man is not merely a matter of speculative curiosity; it may be of the most important service to the science… — Adolphe Quetelet
There are numerous daytime and night time photographs and videotapes of clearly non-human spacecraft from all over the world; these films and videotapes have been… — Steven M. Greer
The power efficiency of computing has improved by a factor of a billion from the ENIAC computer of the 1950s to today's handheld devices. Fundamental… — R. Stanley Williams

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